Sustainable agriculture and resistance
Subtitle: transforming food production in Cuba
By: edited by Fernando Funes ... [et al.].
Contributors: Funes, Fernando.
Publisher: Food First Books; Co-published with ACTAF (Asociación Cubana de Técnicos Agrícolas y Forestales) and CEAS (Centro de Estudios de Agricultura Sostenible, Universidad Agraria de La Habana)
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Oakland, Calif; [Milford, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
Subjects: Sustainable agriculture -- Cuba; Organic farming -- Cuba; Sustainable development -- Cuba
Work titles: Transformando el campo Cubano. English.
Description: "This is a story of resistance against all odds, of Cuba's remarkable recovery from a food crisis brought on by the collapse of trade relations with the former socialist bloc and the tightening of the U.S. embargo. Unable to import either food or the farm chemicals and machines needed to grow it via conventional agriculture, Cuba turned inward toward self-reliance. Sustainable agriculture, organic farming, urban gardens, smaller farms, animal traction and biological pest control are part of the successful paradigm shift underway in the Cuban countryside. In this book Cuban authors offer details-for the first time in English-of these remarkable achievements, which may serve as guideposts toward healthier, more environmentally friendly and self-reliant farming in countries both North and South."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.